Suning knew about the Japs' plan, but the Japs didn't want to kill the people, so they were not so anxious to spread the news for the time being. Firstly, he did not have a radio station, and secondly, Taiqian County was almost like a nail breaking into Shandong, located in Shandong.
During the handover with Henan, espionage activities were very frequent, and he did not dare to expose himself at will.
"However, we are recruiting soldiers based on the people's will of the Shanghai National Government, not our Empire of Japan ourselves, right?" Saburo Fengguang smiled again, "No matter what, use Chinese to fight Chinese.
, it’s their internal strife that has nothing to do with our Empire of Japan, we just provide some arms and food.”
"Hi! To be honest, the commander who can come up with this method is definitely a talent." Suning said calmly.
"Of course that is, that is Commander Umezu Yoshijiro, the commander of the Kwantung Army!" Saburo Fengkou said with admiration.
Suning secretly wrote down the name, "Your Excellency, Captain, let's go eat first."
"Okay, let's go."
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On Zhang Zizhong's side, the investigating soldiers also came back. Indeed, as the old woman said, almost all children over 15 years old, including adult men, were taken away at gunpoint by the Japanese, saying they were going to repair fortifications.
"Commander, something doesn't feel right. Even if the Japanese want to build fortifications, they should have done so when they first captured these places, unless the Japanese have some super fortress to build."
Zhang Zizhong nodded, "That's true. Although the purpose of the Japs is not clear, the Japs have also violated the previous treaty. Please report it to the division headquarters immediately."
"yes!"
The soldiers next to him were stunned and sent a report to the division headquarters. The commander came into the scene very quickly. But in fact, at the beginning of the departure, Zhang Zizhong really regarded himself as a member of the independent division. These things Zhou Weiguo did,
He admired Zhou Weiguo very much for being able to fight the Japanese, and he also admired Zhou Weiguo for being independent from the central government and not being timid in doing things, unlike them who sometimes couldn't fight even if they wanted to.
…
Zhou Weiguo was in Tianjin. He frowned as he looked at the darkening sky. Today, in addition to accompanying Jun Takahashi and the others, the telegrams he received next made him feel very strange. They said that the Japanese were everywhere arresting strong men.
, repair fortifications.
After a few hours, I actually received seven or eight such messages. The one I have now is from Zhang Zizhong, saying that on the way to Kaifeng, he was stopped by the people and told him that the Japanese had captured a large number of people.
Qing Zhuang. If the information was just from one place, Zhou Weiguo might not take it to heart. But with so many places, it is obvious that the Japs are either carrying out collective overhauls or have other conspiracies.
Then, Zhou Weiguo circled the places mentioned by the intelligence on the map. There was no big pattern. Zhou Weiguo did not analyze the purpose of the Japs. Of course he did not expect that the Japs wanted to train these young men into an army. Even if
Knowing this, he would only be slightly surprised, because the gains from doing this were not big for the Japanese, and few people would really listen to the Japanese and fight against their independent divisions. But one thing is that the army is very training, if the Japanese
Strictly implement military control, train these young men, and select people who are close to the Japanese to be leaders. I'm afraid they can really become a bit of a fighting force.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Weiguo couldn't think of a reason, so he had no choice but to tell Liu Yuan and the others to continue to let the intelligence personnel keep an eye on the Japs' movements and report them in time.
At this moment, the Kwantung Army Headquarters.
"Your Excellency, Commander, regarding the comfort women issue mentioned by the Independent Division?" Iimura Rang frowned, "I feel that the Independent Division's control is a bit lenient."
Umezu Yoshijiro shook his head, "No, he gave the empire and his family a year to develop, but he couldn't ignore the people. To be honest, most of these women are also Chinese people, and his management is not too lenient."
"Your Excellency, Commander?"
"The empire needs time to develop. Even training the Chinese into an army will take time." Umezu Yoshijiro sighed, "Although we only need to provide them with food, clothing, housing and transportation, and we really don't pay them, we really need to
The Chinese are working hard for our Japanese Empire, but it is still difficult."
"So, do we have to agree to the independent division?" Rang Iimura wondered, "But if so, how should the physiological needs of the warriors be met?"
"Recruit from the country and try not to touch the Chinese. Now the empire has no choice. If the independent division is dissatisfied at all, I am afraid Zhou Weiguo will roll up his sleeves and fight with us. It will have no impact on them. China is anyway
Still falling behind, but for the empire, it will lose countless warriors." Umezu Yoshijiro explained, "So, just agree to them."
Iimura Rang wanted to say something more, but after thinking about it, it was indeed the same truth, "Okay then, I'll go and pass the order."
"Well, by the way, I would like to tell all the troops that the plan must be carried out quickly and seriously. This is related to the national destiny of our Empire of Japan."
"Hi!"
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The next day, Japan, Imperial Palace.
"Konoe-kun, what do you think of Umezu Yoshijiro's plan?" Emperor Showa asked Konoe Fumimaro. Nowadays, he rarely asks Yoneuchi Mitsumasa when there are important matters. Yoneuchi Mitsumasa's ability is still a bit poor.
"Your Majesty, the original intention of this plan is very good, but it is difficult to implement." Konoe Fumimaro thought for a while and said, "The biggest problem of the empire now is probably the issue of resources and troops. In terms of resources, the empire has occupied China for nearly three years.
A third of the territory, the wealth was almost the same as what was plundered at the beginning, but it takes time to exploit these resources. It would be better to continue to send more manpower to explore the various mineral resources in China. Now the empire and China have temporarily formed a
Peace, even if you find a mine outside the occupied area, you can still find Chinese people to mine it."
Emperor Showa nodded, "China is a vast land with abundant resources. It is indeed possible."
"As for the military strength, the population of the empire is small to begin with. China's population is 5-6 times that of the empire. Although the warriors have worked hard to kill, China's population is still very large." Konoe Fumimaro added, "This is different from the empire.
The culture of China is inseparable. Chinese people have always believed that having more children means more blessings. A family full of children and grandchildren is a sign of prosperity. Since the empire has no troops, it is naturally feasible to find Chinese people to serve as soldiers.
It’s like Chinese people come to work.”
"But what if it's an employment relationship? How will they react when they encounter the independent division and the Chinese army?"
"So, at this time, the idea of the empire is extremely important. We have to send people to explain the benefits of the empire to this group of people, and promise them that as long as the empire defeats, we can bring their relatives to live in the Japanese Empire.